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J. Timothy Donahue
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VP Sales, US Lighting and Traffic
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J. Timothy Donahue
Group President, Engineered Support Structures (ESS)
Tim leads the engineered support structures (ESS) division as group president. He joined Valmont® in April 2018 as the vice president and general manager of the ESS North America structures region. In his current role, Tim is responsible for developing and implementing global ESS strategy and profitability improvement, covering 23 countries and 35 manufacturing facilities. The portfolio of products encompasses engineered structures in the lighting, traffic, communications and transportation segments. Tim earned his BS in business management from McNeese State University and his MBA from Harvard University.
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Michael Banat
VP and General Manager, International Sales
As vice president and general manager of engineered support structures (ESS) international sales, Michael is responsible for developing strategies that position the ESS division to increase sales and market coverage around the globe. Michael began his career with Valmont® in 1986 as a part of Valmont utility, where he held several positions in engineering and sales until his promotion to vice president of international sales in 2002. He was then promoted to the role of vice president and general manager of international utility in 2006. He began his current role in 2019. Michael earned his BS in civil engineering from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1984. He then earned an Executive MBA from Harvard Business School in 2002.
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Ann M. Blaya
VP and IT Business Partner
In her role as vice president and IT business partner for engineered support structures (ESS) at Valmont®, Ann represents the needs and priorities of internal customers and partners with IT through a commitment to simplifying and standardizing systems and tools on a global scale. Ann previously served as director of North American customer services for ESS, where she led a team of more than 120 professionals across a multi-site environment, including customer service, drafting and engineering. Ann earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley. She is also a certified NPS (Net Promoter System) associate.
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Ryan Eddie
VP Sales, US Lighting and Traffic
Ryan began his career at Valmont® in 1997 as an order control specialist in engineered support structures (ESS). Throughout more than two decades at the company, he’s held a number of roles, including quotations specialist, sales manager for the commercial market and OEM market, brand manager, regional sales manager and senior sales director. Ryan earned a bachelor’s degree from Midland Lutheran College in business administration and management.
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Anup Ruia
Vice President and General Manager, India
Anup Ruia serves as vice president and general manager overseeing India business, where he supports maximizing manufacturing efficiencies, pricing strategies, sales initiatives and aligning operational performance with segment growth initiatives. He started with Valmont® in 2008 as general manager of Valmont coatings, serving in that position until 2015 when he became director of operational excellence and regional manager. In 2018, he was promoted to vice president of applied coatings, a title he held until he stepped into his current role in 2020. Anup graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology–Bombay, specializing in chemical engineering. He earned his master’s in engineering from West Virginia University, as well as an MBA from University of Notre Dame.
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Jarkko Kettunen
VP and General Manager, EMEA Region
Jarkko is the vice president and general manager of the company’s engineered support structures (ESS) Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) group. Jarkko leads a talented team transforming the ESS EMEA business with a robust strategy and strong work agenda. He joined Valmont® in 2007 and was the General Manager of Tehomet facilities in Finland and Estonia. He was promoted to his current role in 2018. Jarkko received his BBA in finance from Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences.
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Aaron King
VP and General Manager, Asia Pacific Region
Aaron began his role as vice president of engineered support structures (ESS) for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region in 2019. He joined Valmont® in 2012 as managing director of APAC Coatings. In his current role, Aaron works to strategically pursue, grow and operate the APAC region. Aaron’s undergraduate degree is from the University of Notre Dame Australia. He also earned his MBA from Australian Institute of Business.
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Carl Macchietto
VP, Product Development and Management
Carl serves as vice president of product and market development for the North American structures division at Valmont®. He began his career with the company in 1980 as a design engineer but has served in a variety of roles, including sales engineer, manager of design engineering, manager of NPD engineering, director of engineering and director of research and new product development. Carl earned his BS in civil engineering from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He holds numerous patents.
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Nathan Peterson
VP, Global Finance
Nate serves as vice president of global finance at Valmont® and is responsible for overall finance and accounting for the engineered support structures (ESS) division, as well as for global financial planning, business commercial and decision support. After joining the company in 2016, Nate focused on forward-looking financial analysis, forecasting tools and processes, pricing strategy, investment analysis, due diligence, new product development support and market data insight. Nate holds a BS in finance and a master's in international business, both from University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
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Dan Witt
VP, Business Development
Dan serves as vice president for business development of the engineered support structures (ESS) division at Valmont®. He joined the company’s management trainee program in 1996 and soon became a regional sales manager. Over the next ten years, he was a project team leader and market channel director in a few different Valmont divisions. He became the director of marketing and customer administration in 2008. A year later, he was promoted to his first vice president position in sales and customer services. Since then, he has held several vice president and general manager positions, before being promoted to this current position in 2017. An Omaha native, Dan earned both a BA in finance and an MBA from Creighton University.
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Zach Thiemann, PE
Director, Global Engineering Optimization
In his role as director of global engineering optimization, Zach works with engineering teams across all of engineered support structures (ESS) to improve products, optimize process flow and leverage engineering talent around the globe. Zach joined Valmont® in 2009 as a product development engineer, then held a variety of engineering leadership positions. Zach earned a BS in civil engineering from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, an MS in civil engineering from Iowa State University and an MBA from the University of Nebraska–Omaha. He’s also an active participant in industry design code development committees that help advance engineering practices to support public safety.
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Christy Hayduk
Vice President and HR Business Partner, Global Infrastructure
Christy Hayduk serves as vice president and human resources business partner for global infrastructure, where she will support organizational management and professional development. She started at Valmont® in 2008 as a senior generalist before being promoted to human resources manager and later, senior human resources manager. She became director of human resources in 2017 and later, business partner of human resources for coatings in 2018. She was named VP of human resources for the coatings division in 2019, before moving into her current role in 2020. Christy earned her BS in public relations and advertising at the University of Nebraska–Omaha and her MBA from Bellevue University.
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Karen Finkenbiner
Vice President and HR Business Partner, Global Engineered Support Structures
Karen Finkenbiner serves as vice president and human resources business partner for engineered support structures (ESS), where she supports organizational management and professional development of the global ESS segment. She started at Valmont® in 2004 as the human resources manager for the coatings, tubing and wind energy divisions, and was later promoted to coatings human resources director. In 2017, Karen was named vice president and human resources business partner for Valmont utility, before being promoted to her current role in 2020. Karen has a BA in German from the University of Colorado Boulder.